1. In the space below, describe the stasis at the beginning of Wedding Band. In other words, “Where are we?” “When is it (time, day, and year)?” “Who are the people involved?” “What is the dramatic situation in which the characters find themselves as the play unfolds?”
The play takes place in South Carolina in the summer of 1918. Julie, an African American female and Herman, a Caucasian male start to grow feelings for each other but they live in a time where judgement with regards to racism is high.
2. What is the intrusion that causes the stasis to be broken and the dramatic action to develop, often at an increasingly rapid pace, to the end of the play? NOTE: Arguments might be made for several different points where stasis is broken. Be prepared to defend your point of view, if different from other students.
Herman gets sick with influenza which causes there plans to move to stop.
3. Why do the events of the play take place at this particular time and place? In other words, what is the unique factor which is out of the ordinary that causes a turn of events to take place?
I think the unique factor is the fact that Herman jst happened to contract Influenza at this particular point in history. Ultimately this caused a lot of issues within the play and if he were to not have it then himself and Julia possibly could have been together.
4. State the dramatic questions that must be answered by the end of the play? (Ordinarily, the dramatic question shares a close connection with the intrusion.)
Will Herman and Julie ever be able to live the life they truly wish to live together?
5. Use Julia to answer the questions concerning character. Ball says, a character is revealed by what he/she does, that is the dramatic actions that are taken by that character. Examine what the character wants (NOTE: In Wedding Band the wants of Julia are in flux. They change as the play progresses). The wants of a character often encounter obstacles that get in the way of achieving those wants. Ball says there are 4 kinds of obstacles that frustrate the wants of a character. They are: a. Me against myself, b. Me against another individual or individuals, c. Me against society (that is law, social norms, etc.) and, d. Me against fate, the universe, natural forces, God or the gods. In answering these questions be sure to point to the particular obstacles that demonstrate these obstacles in the play.
Julia has a me against society issue. Society is not accepting towards interracial marriages or relationships at the time. Herman's mom is one of the more immediate obstacles as she is very against the idea and the South in general is also an obstacle as the people and governance is not set up to be adaptable to a relationship as such.
6. The most important information in most plays takes place during theatrical moments. Identify the most theatrical moments in Wedding Band.
I personally think the most dramatic moment of the play is when Julia gets in an argument with Herman's mother.
7. Provide at least three examples of images in Wedding Band. How does the title of the play help us understand the images in the play? (Remember Ball says that, “An image is the use of something we know that tells us something we don’t know.” He goes on to say that images invoke and expand, rather than define and limit.”)
I think the wedding band chains is on example of images in wedding band.
8. Ordinarily, there are many themes in most plays. List the themes in Wedding Band.
Ignorance Prejudice Racism
9. Most American plays have something to do with family and/or family relationships. What does family have to do with the dramatic action in Wedding Band? Perhaps you might argue for several different kinds of family in this particular play. What do you think?
The most notable family issue in the play is with Herman's mother as she is very against the ideal of her son dating an African American female.
The play takes place in South Carolina in the summer of 1918. Julie, an African American female and Herman, a Caucasian male start to grow feelings for each other but they live in a time where judgement with regards to racism is high.
2. What is the intrusion that causes the stasis to be broken and the dramatic action to develop, often at an increasingly rapid pace, to the end of the play? NOTE: Arguments might be made for several different points where stasis is broken. Be prepared to defend your point of view, if different from other students.
Herman gets sick with influenza which causes there plans to move to stop.
3. Why do the events of the play take place at this particular time and place? In other words, what is the unique factor which is out of the ordinary that causes a turn of events to take place?
I think the unique factor is the fact that Herman jst happened to contract Influenza at this particular point in history. Ultimately this caused a lot of issues within the play and if he were to not have it then himself and Julia possibly could have been together.
4. State the dramatic questions that must be answered by the end of the play? (Ordinarily, the dramatic question shares a close connection with the intrusion.)
Will Herman and Julie ever be able to live the life they truly wish to live together?
5. Use Julia to answer the questions concerning character. Ball says, a character is revealed by what he/she does, that is the dramatic actions that are taken by that character. Examine what the character wants (NOTE: In Wedding Band the wants of Julia are in flux. They change as the play progresses). The wants of a character often encounter obstacles that get in the way of achieving those wants. Ball says there are 4 kinds of obstacles that frustrate the wants of a character. They are: a. Me against myself, b. Me against another individual or individuals, c. Me against society (that is law, social norms, etc.) and, d. Me against fate, the universe, natural forces, God or the gods. In answering these questions be sure to point to the particular obstacles that demonstrate these obstacles in the play.
Julia has a me against society issue. Society is not accepting towards interracial marriages or relationships at the time. Herman's mom is one of the more immediate obstacles as she is very against the idea and the South in general is also an obstacle as the people and governance is not set up to be adaptable to a relationship as such.
6. The most important information in most plays takes place during theatrical moments. Identify the most theatrical moments in Wedding Band.
I personally think the most dramatic moment of the play is when Julia gets in an argument with Herman's mother.
7. Provide at least three examples of images in Wedding Band. How does the title of the play help us understand the images in the play? (Remember Ball says that, “An image is the use of something we know that tells us something we don’t know.” He goes on to say that images invoke and expand, rather than define and limit.”)
I think the wedding band chains is on example of images in wedding band.
8. Ordinarily, there are many themes in most plays. List the themes in Wedding Band.
Ignorance
Prejudice
Racism
9. Most American plays have something to do with family and/or family relationships. What does family have to do with the dramatic action in Wedding Band? Perhaps you might argue for several different kinds of family in this particular play. What do you think?
The most notable family issue in the play is with Herman's mother as she is very against the ideal of her son dating an African American female.